For richer, for poorer: how could political pledges to tackle health inequalities be realised?

A discussion of health inequalities: How many years less can the poorest 5% of people expect to live compared to the richest 5%? How many years do the public find acceptable? And what can we do about it?

The panel includes Carol Brayne, Professor of Public Health, David Howarth, Professor of Law and Public Policy, and previously MP for Cambridge, Dr Julian Huppert, Lib Dem candidate for Cambridge in June 2017 election and previously MP for Cambridge, and Dr Rachel Pechey, psychologist researching changing behaviour to reduce health inequalities.

Cambridge Global Challenges is a Strategic Research Initiative of the University of Cambridge that aims to enhance the contribution of its research towards addressing global challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.